Guy Zyskind

Founder & CEO, Enigma

Guy is a long time tinkerer, most comfortable sitting at the intersection of entrepreneurship and research, and he is deeply passionate about decentralization. Prior to Enigma, Guy was a graduate student at MIT researching and teaching blockchain technology. Guy has authored several academic papers, most recently on privacy and the blockchain, including the Enigma whitepaper (downloaded over 100K times) and “Decentralizing Privacy: Using Blockchain to Protect Personal Data” which has received over 200 citations. Previously, Guy led the development of several start-up companies. Guy holds a M.S. from MIT and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Tel-Aviv University.